
Octocrylene is an organic sunscreen whose main action is to absorb UVB radiation and short UVA wavelengths; it is used in various cosmetic products in order to provide an adequate sun-protection factor or to protect the cosmetic formulations themselves from UV radiation. This filter is believed to be a possible endocrine disruptor and is also questioned due to its allergic and/or photoallergic potential. However, it continues to be widely used, and it has been found in various environments, not least those of swimming pools, where it is evidently released by consumers, to the point that it is now considered an emerging micropollutant. The present investigation presents the possible chemical fate of octocrylene in the typical chlorination conditions of wastewater or swimming pools. A total of 11 disinfection byproducts were identified, and 6 were identified for the first time, and separated by HPLC. These products were identified through careful mass spectrometry studies and 1D and 2D NMR experiments. A formation mechanism has been proposed that justifies the chemical structures of all of the compounds identified. The ecotoxicological assessment of octocrylene and their products was carried out by employing Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Brachionus plicatilis and Aliivibrio fischeri as bioindicators. The ecotoxicity results reveal that toxic byproducts might be generated during the oxidation process, increasing the potential risk to the marine environment.
Halogenation, Ultraviolet Rays, Organic chemistry, Chemical, Cosmetics, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, octocrylene; chlorination; hypochlorite; degradation byproducts; water treatment; <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i>; <i>Phaeodactylum tricornutum</i>; <i>Brachionus plicatilis</i>, Article, degradation byproducts, QD241-441, Brachionus plicatilis, Water Pollutants, octocrylene, <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i>, chlorination, water treatment, Aliivibrio fischeri, Disinfection, Acrylates, hypochlorite, Aliivibrio fischeri; Brachionus plicatilis; chlorination; degradation byproducts; hypochlorite; octocrylene; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; water treatment; Acrylates; Disinfection; Halogenation; Sunscreening Agents; Ultraviolet Rays; Cosmetics; Water Pollutants, Chemical, Sunscreening Agents, Water Pollutants, Chemical
Halogenation, Ultraviolet Rays, Organic chemistry, Chemical, Cosmetics, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, octocrylene; chlorination; hypochlorite; degradation byproducts; water treatment; <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i>; <i>Phaeodactylum tricornutum</i>; <i>Brachionus plicatilis</i>, Article, degradation byproducts, QD241-441, Brachionus plicatilis, Water Pollutants, octocrylene, <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i>, chlorination, water treatment, Aliivibrio fischeri, Disinfection, Acrylates, hypochlorite, Aliivibrio fischeri; Brachionus plicatilis; chlorination; degradation byproducts; hypochlorite; octocrylene; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; water treatment; Acrylates; Disinfection; Halogenation; Sunscreening Agents; Ultraviolet Rays; Cosmetics; Water Pollutants, Chemical, Sunscreening Agents, Water Pollutants, Chemical
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